Study choice

[miniboes]

Yes, I edited my post. It is indeed not required for nursing degree, that's cool.

[miniboes]

I did some more research and I feel very good about the idea of becoming a dietitian, although chemistry is preferred for the study I can take some extra lessons to make up for the absence of it in my curriculum. I could follow it up with a specialized nutrition and health degree at Wageningen university, if I so desire. Starting off with a nursing degree to make sure I have a job is a good idea.

[brimstoneSalad]

Sounds like a good plan.

How many years will it take?

[miniboes]

Sounds like a good plan.

How many years will it take?

11 years. That's quite long, I wonder if it's a good idea to do the nurse thing then. By the way, the degree at Wageningen UR I mentioned is for becoming a researcher on the effects of food on health. I might pop up in a video by Greger in a few years?

[miniboes]

I discussed it with my parents, my father suggested that I could also become a doctor and then specialize in nutrition, as that would offer more possibilities and authority. With some work I might be able to fix the no biology problem. What do you think?

[brimstoneSalad]

I discussed it with my parents, my father suggested that I could also become a doctor and then specialize in nutrition, as that would offer more possibilities and authority. With some work I might be able to fix the no biology problem. What do you think?

Yes, that's why I suggested nurse, because nursing has a doctor track. You level up from nurse to nurse practitioner, and then you can take more classes to become a doctor. The benefit is that you can work while you do it.

[miniboes]

I found out that in order to study medicine I'll have to have a VWO diploma (the secondary education diploma for access to research universities) while I am doing HAVO now (only for universities of applied science). That VWO diploma needs to include physics, chemistry and biology, all of which I do not follow now. To meet the requirements for studying medicine seems quite difficult. The best route appears to be doing a bachelor at a university of applied science, which could perhaps include VWO-level mathematics and one of the other subjects. Then I need to do the remaining subjects at an institution called ROC. This actually seems like quite a plausible route to take as I can work after I have got the applied science degree (dietitian?) and study at home.

Thus the route would look like this:
HAVO (high school) diploma -> university of applied science (dietitian degree) -> work and study -> medicine -> specialization

This should take 8 years, then 3-6 years depending on which specialization I choose.

[brimstoneSalad]

8 years to get your dietitian degree?

What about nursing? Usually that's a two or so year degree program, I think.

Unless school is really cheap or free there, in which case you shouldn't be in any hurry.

[miniboes]

8 years to get your dietitian degree?

What about nursing? Usually that's a two or so year degree program, I think.

Unless school is really cheap or free there, in which case you shouldn't be in any hurry.

The dietitian degree is 4 years long, then 1 year ROC, then 3 years of studying medicine for a basic doctor degree.

Nursing is four years too, I don't think it delivers enough value to spend 4 years on.

[brimstoneSalad]

Oh, good, so you don't have to wait a full eight years to start working.

Yes, if nursing takes that long there, it's probably not worth it if you can become a doctor almost as easily.